The Penn State Coaches Caravan, jointly sponsored by the Penn State Alumni Association and the Nittany Lion Club, kicks off April 30 with events in Reading and Philadelphia and will visit Nittany Nation strongholds throughout Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic through May 9.

The tour is scheduled to visit Allentown for an evening reception on May 7.

Details on the other coaches participating, locations and registration information for each stop on the tour will be announced at a later date. Registration for Penn State Alumni Association and Nittany Lion Club members opens March 12 and registration for the general public begins March 15.

O'Brien and his fellow head coaches have championed Penn State's "One Team" philosophy this year, with the 31 varsity teams, athletics, campuses, communities and constituencies all playing a role in the Nittany Lions' academic and athletic success.

Penn State has captured six Big Ten championships thus far in 2012-13, while earning an NCAA graduation rate of 88 percent and a school record 100 Academic All-Big Ten honorees among the fall sport student-athletes.

"We had a great turnout of Penn State alumni and fans during the Coaches Caravan last year and I enjoyed meeting so many people who have great pride and passion for Penn State," O'Brien said in a release announcing the tour. "It's important for me to get around Pennsylvania and other areas where we have a lot of alumni and give them a chance to get to know me and to hear from them. They need to hear about my philosophy and vision for the future and how we are moving forward. I knew Penn State was a special place when I came here and my experiences over the past year have only made that more apparent."

O'Brien earned multiple coach of the year honors after leading Penn State to an 8-4 season in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal that resulted in unprecedented NCAA sanctions against the football program.